Waterway development in the west deferred says minister
Federal Minister of Public Works McCurdy states the Dominion Government will not push western water transportation now. He cites prewar and current cost estimates for Edmonton to Lake Winnipeg navigation, noting possible future consideration when conditions improve. The UFA supports gradual waterways development and awaits official survey publication.
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West
U.F.A
FL. B. McCurdy
Farmers’ Organization
North Saskatchewan
Edmonton
Lake Winnipeg
Mr. McCurdy
League of Nations unit to aid disabled veterans
A new League of Nations section will address questions affecting disabled men and women, especially war injuries. Operated with the International Labour Office, it seeks suggestions from organizations worldwide and aims to apply wartime lessons to industrial accidents and general disability support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Nations
C. G McNeil
Dominion
Great War Veterans’ Association
A. Fixier
Geneva
International Labor Office
A Good Country to Live In
Forestburg Alberta reports families returning from the United States finding Canada a better home. Returning residents include J. E. Forman, Herman Fraederick and family, and J. Hill and Jampy. The district has marketed 400000 bushels of last season's wheat with about 500000 more to sell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Forestburg
Alberta
States
J. E. Forman
Herman Fraederick
J. Hill
Jampy
Burmese Marriage Beliefs Shape Names by Day of Week
A curious Burmese belief holds that those born on the same weekday should not wed. To prevent such unions, girls carry a birthday record in their name, with each weekday assigned a starting letter guiding every child’s name.
Men who always pay cash seldom wean spoker
A compact note suggests a trend among individuals who pay cash frequently. It hints at social or behavioral patterns linked to spending habits without providing concrete data or quotes.
Wheat Returns Are Certain in World Market View
The piece argues grain and meat producers endure better in hard times, as bread and meat are essential while fruit is optional. It notes A. E. Putnam, a California orange grower, returning to Central Alberta after a 12 year absence, citing market conditions favoring Alberta over California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Putman
California
Central
Alberta
Putnam
Nebraska
Edmonton
Orange
No General U S Ill Feeling Toward Britain, Says Gibbs
Sir Philip Gibbs, the English journalist and war correspondent, reports from Toronto that in the United States there is no broad ill feeling toward Great Britain. He traversed over twenty U S cities and found educated Americans favor amicable Anglo American relations. Gibbs noted Sinn Fein sympathizers are a small organized minority, especially in New York. He also urged Dominion Home Rule as a solution to Ireland’s problem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Philip Gibbs
United States
Toronto
Great Britain
Sinn Fein
New York
Sir Philip
Dominion
Electric cell found in Brazil and Guiana linked to animal harm
A damaged OCR fragment mentions an electric cell located in Brazil and Guiana and notes it could cause harm severe enough to affect three horses, but details are unclear and no further names or dates are provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
Guiana
Cascara Bark Debate In British Columbia Forests
Botanists warn Japanese cutters deplete cascara bark in British Columbia forests as lawmakers consider protecting medicinal barks. Reports show multiple tons shipped from Salmon Arm Squamish Jervis Inlet and Nanaimo areas. Canadian Forestry Magazine notes rising prices and conservation measures to cultivate and regulate harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Salmon Arm
Squamish
Jervis Inlet
Nanaimo
Vancouver Island
Pacific Coast
Oregon
Washington
Japan
Germany
New York
Hamburg
Coast Range
B.C
California
Nature
Canadian Forestry Magazine
Decline in February Livestock Exports from the Dominion
Exports of livestock from the Dominion fell in February with totals of 301 957 dollars versus 1 105 350 dollars for the same month last year The drop is linked to reduced shipments to the United States and curtails the 1921 movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
United States
First Woman Journalist Plans Flight to Fort Norman Oilfields
Mrs. C Hamer Jackson of Edmonton will visit Fort Norman oilfields by hydroplane as the representative of British papers and the New York Times. The trip will map northern oil prospects for the Fort Norman Qiiand Development Syndicate using four hydroplanes and a later sixteen passenger plane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Hamer Jackson
Edmonton
Fort Norman
New York Times
Hamer Jackson
The
Institute of Journalists
Imperial Press Party
Canada
R. A. Brooke
Vancouver
Brooke
Pacific Coast
P.G. and E
Plan to survey 2,000,000 acres of mineral lands on Vancouver Island
The British Columbia minister of mines forecasts major mining developments as the CPR begins a thorough survey of 2,000,000 acres of mineral bearing lands owned on Vancouver Island. Trail Smelter direction will guide the work, seen as a forerunner to the CPR smelter on the island. Coal discoveries are expected to be developed this year. The piece notes a cultural aside about eating young bamboo shoots by Chinese and Japanese communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
C.P.R
Vancouver Island
Trail Smelter
Cp.r
Results of Experiments In Weed Control And Soil Drifting
Two experienced men on an interprovincial weed train shared practical weed control tips. Mr. Tinline and Prof. Hansen emphasized rotation, summer fallow, and crops like fall rye and grasses to combat weeds and reduce soil drift. They noted moisture, organic matter, and nitrogen as key factors and praised legume and perennial grasses for soil health.
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Pracrnce
Tinline
Scott Experimental Station
Prof
Hansen
College of Agriculture
Saskatoon
Scott
United States
England
Shapley Sees Vast Revisions In Universe Size
Dr Harlow Shapley told the National Academy of Science that earlier estimates of the universe’s size may be too small. He argued that stars reachable by the telescope could be ten times farther away, placing the universe’s diameter at about three hundred thousand light years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlow Shapley
Mount Wilson
Earth
Space
Shapley
Grammar in U S public schools sparks usage debate
Cook County schools superintendent Edward J. Tobin argues that expressions like it is me and he don't are permissible for teachers and pupils as common usage. He says the correct form it is I sounds stilted and egotistical and won t be enforced if not practiced by learners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook County
U.S.A
Edward J. Tobin
Tobin
Beice-bac and brick clash in court sketch
In a terse exchange a judge asks did your wife strike you with a piece of beice-bac. Hulligan replies with a grim admission that it was just the brick, signaling a sharp, controversial courtroom moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hulligan
Caproni Plans Transatlantic Flight With Giant Italian Waterplane
Gianni Caproni tests a lakebound waterplane in North Italy billed as the largest yet built. The craft seats 100, uses eight engines, and aims for a 150 kmh cruise. If tests succeed, Caproni will build a bigger 300 passenger model for possible Atlantic service.
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Lake
Majeur
Italy
Gianni Caproni
Signor Caproni
Atlantic
Caproni
Meteor
United States
Economical Speed and Efficient Use of Power
The economical speed is the daily speed a vessel or automobile can maintain with maximal engine efficiency and minimal coal or fuel use. Doubling this speed increases coal consumption fourfold, illustrating the efficiency trade off in transportation power.
Traceable cobra venom action in frog at extreme dilutions
The study shows cobra poison injected into a frog remains traceable even after dilutions as high as one part in ten million. Researchers used advanced detection methods to follow the venom's biochemical signatures, indicating remarkable sensitivity in tracing trace amounts.
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Department
France
Belgium
Austria
U.S
Philp Gibbs
Wise
Reginald Beatty
Melfort, Sask
Ogemas Es
Melfort
Red Cross
Y.m.ca
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